their ability to ask the best questions is responsible for their success

What O, L, M, C & B know;

you cannot learn when you are talking

you learn when you listen

you need to be selective about the info you are listening to

to be selective you need to ask the right questions

3 Rules to Questions:

The person asking the question controls the conversation. Ask O, L, M, C & B – or any lawyer, police officer or child. Asking questions, both open ended and closed ended will lead the conversation in any direction that you want it to go. The more powerful your questions the more information you will receive – knowledge is power.

Learn how to ask powerful questions. Powerful = non-judgemental, non- leading, future focused, create awareness in the other, and causes reflection. You know the question is powerful if you hear, ‘I never thought of that before’; ‘Not sure how to answer that’; ‘That’s a really good question’

You may ask any question you want as long as you can answer – why do you want to know? Your questions should have a solid reason behind them, so if you are challenged with ‘Why do you want to know?’ – you can answer